The Translation Management System Mosaic: Different Colors, Shapes and Sizes

TMS: the name of the game

TMS stands for Translation Management System. However, there’s no exact standard within the translation and localization industry as to what comprises a TMS.

Some providers and users of these solutions are adamant that TMS is a system that has management functionality and does not necessarily have Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) features. But we call any such technology a Business Management System (BMS) since that’s what it does: it helps manage business operations.

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Throughout this report, we will focus on examples of systems that actually do have CAT tool, management, and QA features — those which are rightly referred to as TMS.

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TL;DR

Scope of the research: the larger mosaic

The TMS mosaic, up close and personal

TMS for enterprise-level buyers and LSPs: six examples

Buyer-only TMS overview: two examples

The missing piece of the mosaic?

Takeaways: a mosaic with imperfections

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This report was researched and written by Yulia Akhulkova. If you wish to find out more about the topic, please reach out to Yulia at [email protected].